Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1994 - SECT 123

(1) If an application is made to a tribunal by the lessor or tenant about a lock or key for the premises, the tribunal may make any of the following orders about locks or keys for the premises--

(a) an order requiring the lessor to supply a lock, or a lock of a particular kind;

(aa) an order requiring the lessor to carry out stated maintenance of a lock;

(ab) an order authorising the lessor or tenant to change a lock;

(b) an order that the lessor or tenant is not required to give to the other party a key to a lock;

(c) an order requiring the lessor or tenant to give to the other party a key to a lock.

(2) In making an order mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (ab), the tribunal may have regard to the following--

(a) the likelihood of risk to the tenant's personal safety;

(b) the requirements of insurance companies for allowing the tenant to obtain insurance for property of the tenant kept at the premises;

(c) the likelihood of break-ins or other unlawful entry to the premises or nearby premises;

(d) local community standards about adequate security for premises;

(e) the physical characteristics of the premises and adjoining areas;

(f) anything else the tribunal considers relevant.